Jeremy O Connell Towards Tokyo

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1 Jeremy O Connell Towards Tokyo A unique sponsorship opportunity

2 Jeremy racing at the 2014 Laser European Championships Split, Croatia Jeremy O Connell is a world-class international sailor with the goal of representing Australia at the 2016 and 2020 Olympic Games. He competes in the Laser class, one of the most physically and tactically demanding sailing classes to compete in the Olympic Games. Jeremy has chosen this class because of the attributes required to be competitive at the front of the fleet; fitness, mental toughness, consistency, and tenacity, on and off the water. You ve probably heard about the Laser and sailing in general in recent years. Tom Slingsby, Australia s laser sailing legend, won our first individual 2012 Olympic Games Gold medal, pushing sailing into the spotlight. Jeremy is on the pathway to achieving this kind of success; ultimately, a Gold medal at the Olympic Games. He is a current scholarship holder at the Victorian institute of Sport, which recognizes him as having the potential to succeed in his goals. We invite you to be part of Jeremy s Journey. Click here to see Jeremy s YouTube video!

3 Jeremy s Journey Jeremy has had a successful year on the water during 2014, competing in two ISAF (International Sailing Association Federation) World Cups, one EUROSAF event, the Laser European championships, and the ISAF World Championships. Highlight include winning races in both the Palma World Cup, and the European Championships, and finishing 29 th and 33 rd overall respectively. Jeremy is one of the most highly motivated sailors in Australia, conducting an impressively professional campaign covering every area. This, coupled with his obvious talent, will see him go far in the sport. To give an example of the level Jeremy has already reach, at last year's Sail Melbourne ISAF World Cup Event, Jeremy beat the current Olympic Gold Medalist in the Laser Radial Class. Unfortunately Jeremy has been left off the Australian Sailing Squad for 2015, but this hasn t stalled his ambition to move up the leader board at major events across the globe. If anything, it has made him hungrier and more determined to succeed. Jeremy s plans for 2015 involve a full season in Europe, competing against the best laser sailors in the world, and proving he is a top competitor both domestically and internationally. Goals for 2015 include finishing in the top ten at ISAF World Cups, and finishing in the top 10 at the World Championships; therefore qualifying himself for the Australian Sailing Team. These sorts of goals won t be accomplished easily, and Jeremy has a team of coaches, strength and conditioning experts, nutritionists and physiotherapists behind the scenes to ensure no stone is left unturned in his quest for success. - Laura Baldwin, Australian Sailing Team Coach Tom Slingsby racing at the London 2012 Olympic Games

4 Key Facts about Sailing People from high-income households have the greatest tendency to participate in sailing (25%) 28% of the Australian population is interested in sailing; of that, 73% are between the ages of The Australian Olympic Sailing Team collected 3 of Australia s 7 gold medals at the 2012 Olympic Games Worldwide, over 50% of sailing enthusiasts are in the AB Demographic grouping. Jeremy competing at the 2014 Laser European Championships Split, Croatia Current Training Program A typical training month for Jeremy involves: Hours of on water sailing 20 hours of Strength Training 20 hours of Cardio training Weekly Meetings with sport services at the Victorian institute of sport Nutrition, Psychology, and Sport Science

5 What can Jeremy offer your company? Team Building Jeremy is an athlete chasing his goal of Olympic Gold. Jeremy is diligent, precise and highly organized. A hard worker, when he sets his mind on something and has a goal in place, lets nothing stand in his way to achieving this. - Johnny Rodgers, Victorian Institute of Sport - Sailing Coach Jeremy can offer corporate team building days to ensure an improved work ethic and cohesion within your workplace, an afternoon spent sailing on yachts at Sandringham Yacht Club. Jeremy can also speak to your employees/clients about his journey and what it takes to be an elite athlete, which is sure to inspire. Marketing/PR We will achieve brand and product exposure through branding on boat and sails - essentially a floating billboard on the water and signage on clothing worn on and off the water. This will ensure exposure in a wide variety of locations, mainly Melbourne, across Australia for national events and in Europe for major competitions. Press, Publicity and Social Media Jeremy is often featured, pictured and quoted in Sailing news articles on the Internet and in local newspapers, all assisting with the growth of Jeremy s sponsors and supporters. Some possible publicity avenues are: YouTube videos Jeremy s last video has close to 100,000 views Jeremy s campaign website - Yachting Victoria s website, Facebook page, and newsletter which is sent out to 13,000 addresses Victorian Institute of Sport Facebook page and website

6 Jeremy is a talented sailor; committed to fine tuning his skill and potential to achieve great results in a high performance environment - Kylie Wilson, Ronstan Marketing Recent Results and Achievements 2 nd Australian Laser Nationals rd Laser European Championships Split, Croatia th Garda Trentino Olympic Week Lake Garda, Italy th ISAF Sailing World Cup Palma, Spain th Melbourne Sailing World Cup st (Sliver Fleet) Laser World Championships, Oman 9 th Qingdao Sailing World Cup th Under 21 Laser World Championships, Hungary 1 st under 21 Sail Auckland, NZ nd Under 21 NZ Laser Nationals rd - Laser Radial Men's World Championship th - Laser Radial Australian National Championship st - Laser Radial Victorian State Titles & st - Under 19 Laser Radial Victorian State Titles th - Under 21 Laser Radial World Championships nd Australian Youth Grand Prix rd Youth Laser National Midwinter Championships Events you can be featured at: 2015 ISAF Sailing World Cup Palma, Spain ISAF Sailing World Cup Hyeres, France ISAF Sailing World Cup Weymouth, England Laser World Championships Kingston, Canada Sail Sydney ISAF Sailing World Cup Melbourne, Australia Laser National Championships Adelaide, Australia Campaign Cost Total Yearly Campaign Cost $35,000 Personal Funds Raised per year $6,000 Victorian Institute of Sport Contribution $10,000 Remaining amount = $19,000 Sponsorship Options The remaining campaign cost of $19,000 is the amount Jeremy needs to fund a full campaign, but it is not the only sponsorship option! We can tailor packages starting at $2000 all the way up to the full amount of $19,000 or more. What Next? If you would like to get in contact with Jeremy about pursuing this partnership, please call him on or him at jeremy@jeremyoconnell.org and we can arrange a meeting to discuss the proposal in more detail.